SHA launches SMS verification to curb false drug reimbursement claims in public hospitals
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Kenya’s Social Health Authority has started using an SMS verification system. This system allows patients to confirm they received their prescribed medicines. The goal is to stop public hospitals from receiving reimbursements for drugs that were not actually dispensed.
Kenya’s Social Health Authority has introduced a text‑message system that lets patients confirm receipt of prescribed medicines, preventing hospitals from being reimbursed for drugs not dispensed.